"Governments Have the Power"? Interpretations of Climate Change Responsibility and Solutions Among Canadian Environmentalists

Organization and Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-58

  Stoddart, Mark C J ^a   Tindall, D B ^b   Greenfield, Kelly L ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; climate change; climate justice; environmental attitudes; environmental beliefs; environmental movement; environmental sociology; global warming; mixed methods research

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GLOBAL WARMING; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 84860505073     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026612436979     Document Type: Article

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